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Sun, 02 Aug 2015 14:52:30 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.3PS3 Tales games getting price drop in Japanhttp://gematsu.com/2014/09/ps3-tales-games-getting-price-drop-japan
http://gematsu.com/2014/09/ps3-tales-games-getting-price-drop-japan#commentsThu, 04 Sep 2014 03:42:04 +0000http://gematsu.com/?p=137976Bandai Namco is reducing the price PlayStation 3’s Tales of games in Japan as part of the series’ 20th anniversary. Tales of Vesperia, Tales of Graces F, Tales of Xillia, and Tales of Xillia 2—the four titles that make up the “Tales of 20th Anniversary Collection”—will each be reduced to 2,593 yen (2,800 yen with […]

]]>http://gematsu.com/2014/09/ps3-tales-games-getting-price-drop-japan/feed42Tales of Xillia 2 and Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment now availablehttp://gematsu.com/2014/08/tales-xillia-2-sword-art-online-hollow-fragment-now-available
http://gematsu.com/2014/08/tales-xillia-2-sword-art-online-hollow-fragment-now-available#commentsTue, 19 Aug 2014 18:46:10 +0000http://gematsu.com/?p=136266Bandai Namco has not one, but two big RPG game releases in North America today. Tales of Xillia 2 is the sequel to last year’s Tales of Xillia. The PlayStation 3 release takes place a year after the events of the first game, and put players in the role of Ludger Kresnik, a young man […]

]]>http://gematsu.com/2014/08/tales-xillia-2-sword-art-online-hollow-fragment-now-available/feed76Tales of Xillia 2 character focus videos introduce Alvin and Elize Lutushttp://gematsu.com/2014/07/tales-xillia-2-character-focus-videos-introduce-alvin-elize-lutus
http://gematsu.com/2014/07/tales-xillia-2-character-focus-videos-introduce-alvin-elize-lutus#commentsThu, 17 Jul 2014 12:51:48 +0000http://gematsu.com/?p=133865Following last month’s focus on Ludger and Elle last month, today’s new Tales of Xillia 2 character focus videos introduce Alvin and Elize, both returning from Tales of Xillia. Watch both clips below. Tales of Xillia 2 is due out for PlayStation 3 on August 19 in North America and August 22 in Europe. Alvin […]

]]>http://gematsu.com/2014/07/tales-xillia-2-character-focus-videos-introduce-alvin-elize-lutus/feed19Tales of Xillia 2 character focus videos introduce Ludger Kresnik and Elle Martahttp://gematsu.com/2014/06/tales-xillia-2-character-focus-videos-introduce-ludger-kresnik-elle-marta
http://gematsu.com/2014/06/tales-xillia-2-character-focus-videos-introduce-ludger-kresnik-elle-marta#commentsFri, 27 Jun 2014 18:58:24 +0000http://gematsu.com/?p=132329Bandai Namco has released two new videos introducing characters Ludger Kresnik and Elle Marta in Tales of Xillia 2. Watch both clips below. Ludger Kresnik Ludger Kresnik lives with his elder brother, Julius, in an apartment in Trigleph. Calm and one hell of a cook! He yearns to follow in his brother’s footsteps and become […]

]]>http://gematsu.com/2014/06/tales-xillia-2-character-focus-videos-introduce-ludger-kresnik-elle-marta/feed7Tales of Xillia 2 E3 2014 trailer, screenshotshttp://gematsu.com/2014/06/tales-xillia-2-e3-2014-trailer-screenshots
http://gematsu.com/2014/06/tales-xillia-2-e3-2014-trailer-screenshots#commentsTue, 10 Jun 2014 23:39:23 +0000http://gematsu.com/?p=130979Bandai Namco has released the E3 trailer and new screenshots for Tales of Xillia 2. The PlayStation 3 RPG sequel is due out on August 19. Watch the trailer below. View the screenshots at the gallery.

]]>http://gematsu.com/2014/06/tales-xillia-2-e3-2014-trailer-screenshots/feed32Tales of Xillia 2 ‘Jude and Leia’ footage and screenshotshttp://gematsu.com/2014/06/tales-xillia-2-jude-leia-footage-screenshots
http://gematsu.com/2014/06/tales-xillia-2-jude-leia-footage-screenshots#commentsFri, 06 Jun 2014 18:31:29 +0000http://gematsu.com/?p=130064Bandai Namco has released new footage and screenshots screenshots of Tales of Xillia 2 ahead of E3 next week, highlighting characters Jude and Leia. Both Jude and Leia return from the original Tales of Xillia and befriend main characters Ludger and Elle as they make their way to the Land of Canaan. Here’s what they’ve […]

]]>http://gematsu.com/2014/04/tales-xillia-2-release-date-collectors-edition-announced/feed139Tales of Xillia 2 ‘The Pocket Watch’ trailerhttp://gematsu.com/2013/10/tales-of-xillia-2-the-pocket-watch-trailer
http://gematsu.com/2013/10/tales-of-xillia-2-the-pocket-watch-trailer#commentsMon, 14 Oct 2013 16:01:44 +0000http://gematsu.com/?p=112347Namco Bandai debuted a new English trailer for Tales of Xillia 2 during a Tales panel at Comic-Con in New York this weekend. Today, it’s been released in direct-feed. The English trailer previews English voices for Elle Mel Mata, her father, Bisley Karcsi Bakur, and other random characters. Watch the video below. Tales of Xillia […]

]]>http://gematsu.com/2013/10/tales-of-xillia-2-the-pocket-watch-trailer/feed17Interview: Hideo Baba on Tales of Xillia 2, localization, morehttp://gematsu.com/2013/10/interview-hideo-baba-on-tales-of-xillia-2-localization-more
http://gematsu.com/2013/10/interview-hideo-baba-on-tales-of-xillia-2-localization-more#commentsMon, 14 Oct 2013 00:48:13 +0000http://gematsu.com/?p=112357At Comic-Con in New York this weekend, we had the chance to sit down with Tales series’ producer Hideo Baba, there promoting the upcoming Tales of Xillia 2 and Tales of Symphonia Chronicles. During our interview, Baba-san discusses Xillia 2‘s reason for creation and main character, Tales series localization efforts, Kickstarter, and more. Read the […]

]]>http://gematsu.com/2013/10/interview-hideo-baba-on-tales-of-xillia-2-localization-more/feed112Tales of Xillia 2 Tokyo Game Show trailer, screenshotshttp://gematsu.com/2013/09/tales-of-xillia-2-tokyo-game-show-trailer-screenshots
http://gematsu.com/2013/09/tales-of-xillia-2-tokyo-game-show-trailer-screenshots#commentsThu, 19 Sep 2013 07:26:39 +0000http://gematsu.com/?p=110176Namco Bandai released the first English trailer and new screenshots of Tales of Xillia 2 at the Tokyo Game Show. The one minute clip mentions an “unbearably cruel” trial, people “weak enough to ruin us all,” and a curse “you will come to understand.” The RPG sequel, which follows new protagonist Ludger Will Kresnik, is […]

]]>http://gematsu.com/2013/09/tales-of-xillia-2-tokyo-game-show-trailer-screenshots/feed37Tales of Xillia 2 coming west in 2014 [Update]http://gematsu.com/2013/07/tales-of-xillia-2-coming-west-in-2014
http://gematsu.com/2013/07/tales-of-xillia-2-coming-west-in-2014#commentsSat, 06 Jul 2013 15:50:13 +0000http://gematsu.com/?p=102697A month ahead of Tales of Xillia‘s western release, Namco Bandai has confirmed Tales of Xillia 2 will come to North America and Europe in 2014. The game’s European release was confirmed at Japan Expo in France. A Namco Bandai rep separately confirmed the game’s North American release to Gematsu. Tales of Xillia 2 first […]

]]>http://gematsu.com/2013/07/tales-of-xillia-2-coming-west-in-2014/feed89Tales series shipments top 15 million worldwidehttp://gematsu.com/2012/12/tales-series-shipments-top-15-million-worldwide
http://gematsu.com/2012/12/tales-series-shipments-top-15-million-worldwide#commentsWed, 05 Dec 2012 04:29:59 +0000http://gematsu.com/?p=87074Tales series worldwide shipments have topped 15 million units since its Tales of Phantasia 1995 debut, Namco Bandai has announced. The latest title, Tales of Xillia 2 for PlayStation 3, has shipped 480,000 units since its November 1 release in Japan. In spring 2013, Namco Bandai is expected to release Tales of Hearts R for […]

]]>http://gematsu.com/2012/12/tales-series-shipments-top-15-million-worldwide/feed14Hideo Baba talks Tales of Xillia 2 reception, series futurehttp://gematsu.com/2012/11/hideo-baba-talks-tales-of-xillia-2-reception-series-future
http://gematsu.com/2012/11/hideo-baba-talks-tales-of-xillia-2-reception-series-future#commentsSat, 17 Nov 2012 23:32:45 +0000http://gematsu.com/?p=86236Two weeks after the launch of Tales of Xillia 2 in Japan, series producer Hideo Baba has taken to Famitsu.com to file a producer report. Tales of Xillia 2 was officially announced in June this year at the Tales of Festival 2012. The game debuted almost half a year later on November 1. “Many people […]

]]>http://gematsu.com/2012/11/media-create-sales-102912-110412/feed28Work on the next Tales game has begunhttp://gematsu.com/2012/11/work-on-the-next-tales-game-has-begun
http://gematsu.com/2012/11/work-on-the-next-tales-game-has-begun#commentsThu, 01 Nov 2012 14:47:54 +0000http://gematsu.com/?p=85239Work on the next Tales game has begun, series producer Hideo Baba has confirmed in a PlayCommu staff interview. Baba was given two signs, labeled “Yes” and “No.” Asked, “Have you started work on the next [Tales] title?” Baba held up the “Yes” sign. “Within the basic flow of making sure we complete one game […]

]]>http://gematsu.com/2012/11/work-on-the-next-tales-game-has-begun/feed47Tales of Xillia 2: Two new abilities for Ludgerhttp://gematsu.com/2012/10/tales-of-xillia-2-two-new-abilities-for-ludger
http://gematsu.com/2012/10/tales-of-xillia-2-two-new-abilities-for-ludger#commentsTue, 30 Oct 2012 23:06:18 +0000http://gematsu.com/?p=85074Famitsu this week introduces two new special abilities for Ludger in Tales of Xillia 2. They are “Bassaizan Ayami,” available regular mode, and “Master Destruct,” available in level two of Corpse Shell mode. These moves can be activated in overlimit by holding the circle button. If you press and hold the L1 button at the […]

]]>http://gematsu.com/2012/10/tales-of-xillia-2-two-new-abilities-for-ludger/feed3Fight Stahn and Cress in Tales of Xillia 2’s arenahttp://gematsu.com/2012/10/fight-stahn-and-cress-in-tales-of-xillia-2s-arena
http://gematsu.com/2012/10/fight-stahn-and-cress-in-tales-of-xillia-2s-arena#commentsTue, 30 Oct 2012 15:01:40 +0000http://gematsu.com/?p=84980Tales of Xillia 2 players will be able to fight Tales of Phantasia‘s Cress Albane and Tales of Destiny‘s Stahn Aileron in the game’s arena mode, the latest issue of Jump has revealed. Tales of Xillia 2 is due for PlayStation 3 in Japan this Thursday, November 1. Thanks, Tokkurin.

]]>http://gematsu.com/2012/10/fight-stahn-and-cress-in-tales-of-xillia-2s-arena/feed9Tales of Xillia 2 Ikebukuro producer talk show detailshttp://gematsu.com/2012/10/tales-of-xillia-2-ikebukuro-producer-talk-show-details
http://gematsu.com/2012/10/tales-of-xillia-2-ikebukuro-producer-talk-show-details#commentsSun, 28 Oct 2012 16:22:41 +0000http://gematsu.com/?p=84824Tales series producer Hideo Baba held his final Tales of Xillia 2 producer talk show in Ikebukuro, Tokyo today. There, he showed off a demo similar to the one playable at the Tokyo Game Show, but this time with Gaius and Musee playable. The latest details on the November 1-due RPG were shared, some of […]

]]>http://gematsu.com/2012/10/tales-of-xillia-2-ikebukuro-producer-talk-show-details/feed20Tales of Xillia 2 launch trailerhttp://gematsu.com/2012/10/tales-of-xillia-2-launch-trailer
http://gematsu.com/2012/10/tales-of-xillia-2-launch-trailer#commentsSat, 27 Oct 2012 16:44:57 +0000http://gematsu.com/?p=84792With its November 1 Japanese release date fast approaching, Namco Bandai and Famitsu.com have published the launch trailer for Tales of Xillia 2. Some additional news bits have also come out (via Tokkurin): The latest issue of Viva Tales of Magazine reveals you’ll have to select your party members before you leave town. Those characters […]